Catalonia to create Directorate-General of AI
Executive also aims to streamline aid and subsidy granting through new portal
May 16, 2025 09:16 AM
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Catalonia to invest €200m to promote Catalan language and add 100k new speakers annually
Nationwide language agreement to focus on education, social inclusion, and improving cultural offering
May 13, 2025 01:20 PM
Catalan president to travel to Japan to 'strengthen and expand' relations
Week-long trip beginning on May 26 will also include a trip to South Korea
May 15, 2025 11:57 AM
Spanish PM calls regional presidents' meeting in Barcelona for June 6
Spanish government to gather leaders to set political agenda moving forward
May 14, 2025 01:46 PM
Girona Health Campus to receive €700M investment and be ready by 2031
President Illa says there is "no way back" for the project, which has "viable and concrete" deadlines
May 14, 2025 11:08 AM
Catalonia approves decree law delaying application of tourist tax increase
Government says move provides “legal certainty” after confusion amid political tangle
May 13, 2025 07:03 PM
Spain agrees to make 'direct financial contribution' to Catalan-medium schools in France
ERC celebrates "historic agreement" to fund La Bressola in Northern Catalonia
May 13, 2025 03:44 PM
Barcelona court investigates two ships for supplying arms to Israel
Maersk's captains and legal representative called to testify
May 12, 2025 01:34 PM
Europe Day: President calls for leadership and abandonment of 'strategic naivety'
Salvador Illa pledges to "build bridges" as requested by the new Pope and says they share peace as a goal
May 9, 2025 02:53 PM
Spain moves to reopen debate on Catalan’s official status in the EU
Language official status was last debated among EU member states in March 2024
May 9, 2025 05:38 PM
Government identifies 665 sites to build over 21k public housing units across Catalonia
President Salvador Illa assures "step forward" but "not sufficient" to get 50,000 new public housing units by 2030
May 7, 2025 05:06 PM
Pro-independence Junts warns: 'If bank requires consultation, Catalonia deserves referendum'
Politician responds to Spanish government, while Catalan president hints cabinet working to stop BBVA—Banc Sabadell hostile takeover
May 7, 2025 01:45 PM
Spanish PM pledges blackout transparency and warns of vested interests targeting renewables
Pedro Sánchez asks for time for experts to identify exact cause of blackout
May 7, 2025 01:16 PM
EU rules out renewables as cause of Iberian blackout
European Commission says each member state must decide on role of nuclear energy
May 7, 2025 10:24 AM
Illa and Costa reaffirm need to strengthen EU amid global tensions
President of the European Council visits Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona
May 6, 2025 06:27 PM
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